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Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong has offered his "deepest apologies to everyone affected" on a London to Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence
The lone fatality has been identified as 73-year-old Geoff Kitchen, who died of a suspected heart attack
Seventy-one wounded passengers are being treated at a hospital in Bangkok, where the plane made an emergency landing. Six are in critical condition
From the Thai capital, 143 people who were uninjured were flown to Singapore overnight
Singapore's new PM Lawrence Wong has promised a "thorough investigation" into the incident
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Image source, .Wife of British man admitted to hospitalpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 21 May
More detail now from the authorities in Thailand, who say that the 73-year-old British man who died on the flight was travelling with his wife.
She has also been admitted to a hospital in Bangkok, but her condition is not mentioned.
Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn tells the news conference that people were putting on their seatbelts as the turbulence hit.
British man likely died of heart attack, authorities saypublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 21 May
BreakingWe're now hearing from the authorities in Bangkok, who say seven people are in a critical condition following turbulence on the London to Singapore flight.
Twenty-three other passengers have been injured, as well as nine crew members. Fourteen people have been sent to hospital with minor injuries.
The person who died was a 73-year-old British man who likely had a heart attack, they say.
The flight's journeypublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 21 May
Theo Leggett
BBC International Business CorrespondentThe Singapore Airlines flight took off from Heathrow Airport at 22:30 GMT on Monday night.
The plane was a 16-year-old Boeing 777.
According to the airline, there was severe turbulence en-route, and the aircraft diverted to Bangkok, arriving roughly 11 and a half hours after departure.
Singapore Airlines has confirmed that one person died in the incident and offered its deepest condolences to their family. It has added that 30 other people were receiving hospital treatment.
Aviation safety experts say severe turbulence can't always be predicted or avoided, and research suggests it is becoming more common due to climate change. However, deaths and injuries resulting from it remain rare.
The plane dropped and there was screaming, passenger tells BBCpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 21 May
One passenger who was onboard the Singapore Airlines flight tells the BBC the aircraft “suddenly dropped” as objects were thrown around the cabin by the turbulence.
“I was covered in coffee,” Andrew Davies from London tells our colleagues on 5 Live.
“During the few seconds of the plane dropping there was an awful screaming and what sounded like a thud."
Once it settled Andrew says he was able to help one lady "screaming in agony" who had a "gash on her head".
Andrew says passengers are being kept in a special part of the airport in Bangkok.
"I will get on another flight, these are very rare occurrences," he says.
Authorities in Bangkok to hold news conferencepublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 21 May
We're going to hear from authorities in Bangkok in the next few minutes, as they hold a news conference following the emergency landing of a Singapore Airlines flight earlier today.
We'll bring you live updates on what they have to say, and you can also watch it at the top of this page by clicking the play button.
What we know so farpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 21 May
As we mentioned in our previous post, one person has died and several others have been injured after severe turbulence hit a flight from London to Singapore.
The flight was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew, Singapore Airlines said in a statement, and was forced to divert to Bangkok earlier today.
But exactly what happened on board the flight is still unclear.
Turbulence is most commonly caused by aircraft flying through cloud but there is also "clear air" turbulence which is not visible on a jet's weather radar, nor is it possible to predict.
We're hoping to hear more about what happened from Singapore Airlines shortly.
One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulencepublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 21 May
Hello and welcome to our live coverage following the death of one person during turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London.
Several other people were injured as the Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local time (08:45 GMT).
The airline has offered its condolences to the family of the dead person, adding that it was working with Thai authorities to provide medical assistance to passengers.
We’re expecting to hear from Singapore Airlines shortly as they hold a news conference in Bangkok, so stay with us as we bring you live updates on what they have to say.